Saint Joseph ROMAN CATHOLIC Church

973-383-1985

Schedule of Masses

Weekdays Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12:05pm

Saturday (Vigil) at 5:00pm

Sundays 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 6:00pm

(All are in church)

Misa en Espanol todos los Domingos a las 2:30pm

Sacrament of

Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00pm-4:30pm or by appointment

Sacraments of Baptism,

Marriage &

Personal Appointments

Please call the Parish Center

october 9, 2016

Our Parish Family is Served By

Weekly Mass Intentions

Father ST Sutton, Administrator 973-383-1985 - FatherSTS@gmail.com

Father Alexander Londono, Migrant Ministry Fr. Alexanderlondono@gmail.com

Father Edward Davey, Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Gerald Hanifan Deacon Alfred Kucinski Deacon Thomas Zayac

Deborah Henegan Director of Faith Formation (Grades 1-8)

Faithformation@stjosephnewton.org Linda Gorski

Director of Faith Formation (Confirmation) 973-383-8413 - Confirmation@stjosephnewton.org

Kelly Dachisen, Director of Music Ministry jkdachisen@me.com

Anne Lundgren, Office Manager 973-383-1985 - parishoffice@stjosephnewton.org

Karen Glowatski, Office Assistant 973-383-1985 - secretary@stjosephnewton.org

Sharon Eltzholtz, Bulletin Editor 973-383-1985 - bulletin@stjosephnewton.org

TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH Dorothy Bosi, George Hayek

and Gerard Woodring.

Saturday 10/8 5:00pm Anna Consentino Agnes Howell

Sunday October 9th 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00am 9:30am

11:30am 6:00pm

Rosemary Woodring Susan Allanson Chris Dolack Patricia Neufeld Betty Krause Walter Trankle

Mike Ryan

Monday 10/10 12:05pm Joseph Powers

Tuesday 10/11 12:05pm Susan Allanson

Wednesday 10/12

12:05pm Rosemary Woodring Arthur Murnane

Thursday 10/13 12:05pm Mary Ellen Mottola Rosemary Woodring

Friday 10/14 12:05pm Rosemary Woodring

Saturday 10/15 5:00pm William Gorey Douglas Dietz Deceased Members of the Parish

Sunday October 16th

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00am

9:30am

11:30am

6:00pm

Rosemary Woodring Nicholas Marino Frank Zayacz & Gillen Family

Susan Allanson Helen Cahill

James Novack

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 9, 2016

The Sanctuary Lamp which burns in church near the tabernacle, the reminder of our

Lord’s presence in the Most Holy Eucharist, burns in loving memory of:

May he now be resting in the peace of the heavenly kingdom!

The hosts and wine, which will become the Holy Body and Precious Blood of our Lord,

were given in loving memory of:

May she also be resting in the joy of God’s presence!

WEEKLY REMEMBRANCE

RAKS for hope initiative

RAKS (Random Acts of Kindness) makes and collects handmade knitted and crocheted hats, scarves, baby blankets, other baby items, lap blankets,

socks, slippers and other items. They will donate these items to our Saint Mother Theresa Food Pantry to be given to our clients in need of warm winter accessories. You can help by donating hand knitted or crocheted items or yarn. Any items or yarn donated by our parish-ioners will be used for the clients at our food pantry. You can mail your donations to RAKS for Hope Initiative, Post Office Box 118, Budd Lake NJ 07828

Please remember in your prayers the following

members of our parish family

who are sick and are in need of the

Lord’s healing presence:

Monday, October 10 Parish Center Office Closed Golf Outing Tuesday, October 11 4:05pm Faith Formation (Community Center) Wednesday, October 12 6:00pm R.C.I.A. (Parish Center) 7:30-9:00pm Choir Practice (Church) Thursday, October 13 1:00-2:00pm Legion of Mary (Parish Center) 7:00pm Eucharistic Minister Training (Church) Sunday, October 16 Hospitality after the 9:30 Mass (Community Center) 10:30am Confirmation Class (School) 3:30pm Migrant Dinner ( Community Center) 6:30pm Scouts (Parish Center)

This week’s events

October 16, 2016 Exodus 17:8-13 2Timothy 3:14-4:2

Gospel of Saint Luke 18:1-8

Weekend readings

Food pantry

“Oremus pro invicem”

PARISH WEEKEND DONATIONS

October 2nd Collection $8,166 Online Giving $551

Total: $8,717 Attendance: 793

Our parish goal is $10,000/week.

If everyone gave just $3 more each week, we would meet our goal!

Anniversary mass

This week our food pantry is in need of coffee, mayonnaise, tea, egg noodles, salad dressings, potatoes, yams, beets, peas, mixed vegetables, vanilla cake icing, cooking oil, detergent for clothes, bleach, dish detergent, instant potatoes, Spam, Dinty Moore stew, canned fruit, crackers, cookies, snacks, cereal, sugar, shelf life milk packets, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, shampoo and conditioner, bottled juice, rice, and baby wipes. Thank you for your ongoing generosity. We would not be able to help all the people who come to us without your continued generosity!

Covered dish supper

Super 50/50

Thanks to the hard work of Rose Mistler and Anne Lundgren we have sold over $6,000 in total sales for our “Super 50/50 Raffle!!” Please see Rose as you enter or leave church for more details (or you may purchase them at the Parish Center) and you may also go in with others on one ticket. Remember that all proceeds are to benefit our Faith Formation Programs here at Saint Joseph Church. Our goal this year is to sell ALL 200 tickets. If you have friends or family that would like to support your parish, do not be afraid to invite them to join you for a chance to win. Thank you for your support and generosity! The final prizes are: 1st prize=80% of 1/2 the total amount collected. 2nd-5th prizes are 5% of 1/2 the money collected.

Our annual covered dish supper will be Friday, October 28th at 6:30pm in the Community Center . “All are Welcome!” This year we will have a Halloween theme for the young and young at heart. Bring your favorite dish and renew old friendships and make new ones! You don not have to have a 50/50 ticket to join us. The parish will supply coffee, tea, juice, rolls and butter. Please call Anne Savacool 973-383-4560 by October 24th and let her know what you will be bringing to dinner!

Couples, were you married in 1966 or 1991? You are warm-ly invited to celebrate your 25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary with the Church of Paterson. Bishop Serratelli will be the main celebrant at Mass at Saint Peter the Apostle Church, Parsippany on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 4:00pm. Arrangements can be made by contacting the Parish Center. Registrations will be accepted through Monday, October 24, 2016. Information will be sent from the Office of Family Life once your registration has been processed.

Congratulations on this joyous occasion!

After much thought

Many thanks to my brother in the priesthood, Father Michael Davitti, SX for celebrating the 5:00pm Mass on Saturday because I was too sick to actually stand at the altar. If you were at Mass this past weekend, you will appreciate the words of a visitor who said: “I knew something was wrong, because the church lacked….. ummmmm…. the usual enthusiasm that I feel when I come to Newton. And then when you did not preach, we knew something was seriously wrong.” When I woke up on Sunday morning, I knew that I had a task and obligation to attend to and that was offering the Mass for those who come each and every week to strengthen their faith. Quite honestly, it was a struggle, but, with the grace of God and good meds, I made it. Having much time to think about this situation I realize how so many people throughout the world and also right here in the United States go without Mass every week. With the closing of churches, the lack of vocations and the decline of worshipping communities, I realize how much we take for granted that Mass will always be celebrated each and every day and each and every weekend. Of course, those of us who live in the North East, where Catholics are the majority, never have known about the shortage of priests and the closing of churches, until most recently. It seems almost the norm that parishes are “yoking” (the official term which means the combining of two parishes with one pastor). If you look at places like Bayonne, Jersey City, Union City, Newark, etc. you see some national churches (e.g. Polish, Irish, Italian, et. al.) within just blocks from each other. It seems that when the immigrants came to the United States they wanted their own parish that spoke their own language. Of course, this was easy when priests were plentiful and money was no object when it came to giving to the Church. However, after many years of people moving out of these areas, the numbers were just not there and the ability to maintain huge parish churches, large rectories and adjoining parochial schools became impossible to manage.

Therefore, begrudgingly, some bishops took the first step in closing some of these uninhabited buildings and either sold them or rented them out. Of course, this did not happen without great consternation and even at times, rioting by the faithful. Nonetheless, the shrinking Catholic population in these areas did not allow for the financial ability to keep all of these churches open at once. With some dioceses actually going bankrupt from the pedophilia crisis, the times of “borrowing from Peter to pay Paul” was no longer an option, because “Peter” was broke. But all of these issues (thanks be to God) have not had such an affect on our New Jersey parishes that some of the faithful have to go without Eucharist some weekends. Therefore, I am asking you do you ever give thanks for the gift of the Eucharist and how often we take it for granted each and every week? I suppose the old adage “You never miss water until the well goes dry” could apply here. It is like losing your electricity after a storm and you realize how much you automati-cally walk into a room and flip the switch expecting there to be light. So as I continue to get better and stronger, I thank all of you, especially those who have shown your concern by word and deed and maybe this is a time for all of us to realize how blessed, fortunate and yes even “lucky” we are that we have the Mass available to us each and every day. In the coming days, maybe when you are praying to the Lord, possibly we can all say a “Thank You” for the gift of our faith and “Thank You” for the gift of the Mass that is offered for us each and every day. And maybe, you can add a small prayer that the Lord continues to send laborers into His vineyard, especially as priests to continue His Son’s command: “Do this in memory of me!”

R.c.i.a.

Mission TRip

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is the process of welcoming adult members into the Catholic Church. It is also a sacramental process of conversion that will

help you travel on your spiritual journey and follow Christ in your life.

Have you never been baptized, and feel drawn to the Roman Catholic faith? Are you a Christian and would

like to be a part of the Roman Catholic faith? Is it time for you to complete your Sacraments of Holy Eucharist,

Reconciliation or Confirmation?

If you would like more information, please call Deacon Tom and Joann Zayac at 973-300-4758.

Secular Franciscans

Thrift Shop

Our 2017 Mission Trip !

Saint Joseph Church will once again working with Catholic

Heart Work Camp (CHWC) next year as we head to Plattsburg,

New York, where many underprivileged people need our

assistance. If you would like to join members of our parish

family by serving others in need and continue to enrich your

faith as well, please contact Cathy Roy at: 973-383-7662

or 973-715-7953. There are only a few open spots for this coming year.

The Order of Franciscan Seculars are men and women of all ages and walks of life, who strive to follow the Gospel more intensely and develop a deeper relationship with Christ in the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi. The challenge of a Secular Franciscan vocation and the grace, love and joy that we experience and share are beyond awesome. If you

would like to learn more please join us on Wednesday, October 12th at 7:30-9:00pm at The Sacred Heart Center (20 Old Swartswood Road, Newton). For more information please call Hugo Bader 973-579-1430 or Ruth Pisano 908-362-9904.